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Hybrid Cat Questions
Last fall, a pregnant cat walked into the building and gave birth.
She was black with the typical yellow eyes and the father was an unaltered Siamese (I presume) that was also hanging around in my garden at the proper time. I have one cat from the litter. She looks Himalayan Persian and is as about a pretty a cat, as cats get. She is about six pounds (10 months old I guess) and needs artificial tears and antibacterial cream, as her eyes are very different. They are small, slanted and blue. She sees ok, and so far her eyes are clear. I was told both she and her sister would go blind and that I should have them destroyed. One problem she has is that tufts of hair get on the eyeball, although I try and rub her hair away from her eyes. She is very long and very soft. Her hair is short for a long hair, but definitely long. When she and her sister were small, they would run sideways on their back legs for 10 to fifteen feet. It made an uncommonly pretty sight. When she is on alert, she stands on her back legs, like a groundhog or prairie dog. She can jump up straight into the air, maybe three feet, if she so desires. Usually, that is when she is batting at something. She sneaks outside a lot, but does not usually go far. I call and she rolls on her back exposing her belly. She was a very late nurser. I ran out of food and switched brands, when she and her sister were about three months old. They were almost weaned at the time. Her sister was smaller and harder (that included her claws as well as her body) with the same eyes, but medium black hair. They both went back to nursing, and by the time I noticed, her sister was spitting up milk (already too mature for it), and consequenty died. This one nursed for an uncommonly long time; her mother left my household over this. She went back to eating regular dried food, first with the kind she had originally refused. Her mother had to leave, before she did this to any extent. By this time, the whole nursing process was completely public; I could right up to them (an inch way) and neither one of them blinked an eyes. The cat before this was a hybrid male, whose testicles never descended. He was half Himalayan and half alley cat with Himalayan hair and coloring, except for white socks. His mother was the alley cat. He lived about fourteen years and made a nice pet. He was on the timid side (when it came to unaltered cats in the garden, but of normal weight with a definite advantage over altered cats. Am I describing a hybrid cat? I remember her sister as being both smaller and stronger. |
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Hybrid Cat Questions
wrote in message oups.com... I have one cat from the litter. She looks Himalayan Persian and is as about a pretty a cat, as cats get. She is about six pounds (10 months old I guess) and needs artificial tears and antibacterial cream, as her eyes are very different. They are small, slanted and blue. She sees ok, and so far her eyes are clear. I was told both she and her sister would go blind and that I should have them destroyed. ------------ Just wanted to comment on this part. I am absolutely mortified that anyone would advise you to euthanize cats because they might go blind. (Please don't tell us this advice was coming from a veterinarian). Even if the kitties were blind for certain, I would be horrified to think someone advised you to have them killed. There is at least one member of this newsgroup who has an incredibly wonderful blind cat named Duffy. Our local rescue group is also looking to place a blind cat. I would happily take him but he needs to be an *only* cat, and I have five others. I really hate the attitude of some people in our society that any small *flaw* is a reason to throw away a beautiful living creature with oodles of love to give. I'm so glad you ignored this *advice.* Best regards, ---Cindy S. |
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On 9 May, 20:18, "cindys" wrote:
wrote in message oups.com... I have one cat from the litter. She looks Himalayan Persian and is as about a pretty a cat, as cats get. She is about six pounds (10 months old I guess) and needs artificial tears and antibacterial cream, as her eyes are very different. They are small, slanted and blue. She sees ok, and so far her eyes are clear. I was told both she and her sister would go blind and that I should have them destroyed. ------------ Just wanted to comment on this part. I am absolutely mortified that anyone would advise you to euthanize cats because they might go blind. (Please don't tell us this advice was coming from a veterinarian). Even if the kitties were blind for certain, I would be horrified to think someone advised you to have them killed. There is at least one member of this newsgroup who has an incredibly wonderful blind cat named Duffy. Our local rescue group is also looking to place a blind cat. I would happily take him but he needs to be an *only* cat, and I have five others. I really hate the attitude of some people in our society that any small *flaw* is a reason to throw away a beautiful living creature with oodles of love to give. I'm so glad you ignored this *advice.* Best regards, ---Cindy S. Just wanted to comment on this part. I am absolutely mortified that anyone would advise you to euthanize cats because they might go blind. (Please don't tell us this advice was coming from a veterinarian). Even if the kitties were blind for certain, I would be horrified to think someone advised you to have them killed. I find this shocking too. In fact I am horrified about it all. I very much hope that it wasn't a vet that advised you to do this? If so, it is time to change your vet. It is a wicked thing to do & judging by Duffy's story, such a contradiction to the wonderful life she could have with the right support. There is at least one member of this newsgroup who has an incredibly wonderful blind cat named Duffy. Our local rescue group is also looking to place a blind cat. I would happily take him but he needs to be an *only* cat, and I have five others. I really hate the attitude of some people in our society that any small *flaw* is a reason to throw away a beautiful living creature with oodles of love to give. I'm so glad you ignored this *advice.* Me too..I am utterly shocked at this & feel sad about our disposable world really Mary is the best person to advise you regarding blind cats here because she has one of her own & consciously chose to take him on with his disability. He has turned out to be a wonderful success story too, & I feel sure that you would benefit from a chat with her. If she misses this post, or doesn't respond for some reason, I suggest that you make a new post with the title *PING MARY*, & she will respond to you as soon as she can. Strange really because we have had 3 people in the last 24hours that really do need her advice as well. As they say, it never rains, It Pours!! You *Must* meet Duffy. He is a really handsome cat, & really has gone for the gold with regard to finding his own niche in his little kingdom. I was stunned when I first met him via here, & find his story to be inspirational to anyone considering homing a blind cat, or facing the prospect of caring for one. I know that Mary will help you with all of the information that you might need as well as the support too. She will also point you in the right direction regarding *Good Advice* & sensible approaches regarding caring for her too. I would like to consider the rest of the story before posting again. One thing that did come to mind when you described her coat in the eye's problem would be, is it possible for you to trim her coat so that it doesn't irritate her eye's? If so, this might help matters? I wonder if it is possible for you to post a link to a photo of her if that is possible please? A photo can tell you so much more than a story can if you know what I mean? I hope so & very much look forward to you sharing that if it's possible. I am frankly disgusted by the by the support that you have been offered by your professional help/assistance. There are vets out there that do care about your cats, so my advice would be to find someone that you know fairly well who also has a cat & is very happy with their continued care and support, so that they can recommend the right vet for you to try. The one you have doesn't sound like the sort of support you are looking for(presuming it was them that told you this of course!!) I will post again later if possible, or tomorrow am if I can't. ( in the UK & it is 01.20am already!!) Continued Best wishes & Support, Sheelagh |
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